Job Opportunities

Assisted Living Services
Cork CIL in partnership with HSE and as part of Assisted Living Service provides Personal Assistants to work with service users with a physical disability in a range of settings. Cork CIL is committed to working with Leaders (Service Users) to promote independence, choice and support people to live a life of their own choosing. Each person’s service is individualised and agreed in partnership with them.
Cork CIL staff currently work with over 100 Leaders. From time-to-time, Cork CIL has interesting and challenging opportunities for skilled and motivated people to work us. All applicants to work with CIL will be required to undergo Garda Vetting.

CURRENT VACANCIES
Personal Assistants

Job Description PA 2012
Application for the job of PA 2012

Main Purpose:
The purpose of this post is to provide person centred personal assistance at the direction of a Leader/Service User so that they can exercise choice and control in their daily lives.

This assistance is given at the direction of the Leader so that they may engage in Independent Living.

Types of Contract:
Part-time – Specifed Purpose Contract
Closing Date: 27th January 2012 Interviews will be held week commencing 6th Febraury 2012

Completed application form to be submitted to recruitment@corkcil.ie or by post 20 Commons Rd Blackpool Cork

FAS Community Employment Scheme
Community Employment is an employment and training programme which helps long-term unemployed people to re-enter the active workforce by breaking their experience of unemployment through a return to work routine. The programme aims to assist participants to enhance and develop both their technical and personal skills which can then be used in the workplace.

To participate in the FÁS Community Employment programme, you must:

• Register at your local FÁS Office
• Meet certain Eligibility Criteria

The criteria for participating on the Community Employment programme are based on age and length of time in receipt of various social welfare payments and residency. In general, the Part-time Integration Option is for people of 25 or over who are receiving social welfare payments for 1 year or more, and people of 18 years or over in receipt of disability-related payments. The Part-time Job Option is for people who are 35 or over and in receipt of social welfare payments for 3 years or longer.

Certain groups such as travellers and refugees aged 18 or over are eligible for both options. Applicants  must have  been  resident  for at  least 2 consecutive years  or  the    in  the last  5 years. For more details please see the FAS website on www.fas.ie

FÁS audit the scheme and Cork CIL ensures that the programme run in accordance with the FÁS protocols. If you are interested in the Cork CIL FAS CE Scheme and are eligible please contact us.

FAS  CE  Scheme

Opportunities  for :Personal Assistants or  Project Workers

Type of Contract:    Fixed Term Contract

Closing Date: 

Contact:             CE Supervisor Nicolas Meacle on  021 4391570 e-mail nicola.meacle@corkcil.ie